Guitar pop/power pop/indie pop/chamber pop/twee and sounds related!

[espendo]

In other news. The Tyde which I think is one of the best guitar pop bands of the last 25 years will see reissues of all four albums on vinyl soon, I would think sometime next year, according to Brent Rademaker (bass in early incarnations + Beachwood Sparks and Gospelbeach). Brother Darren and main man hasn't shared the same news, but his social media presence is a little bit more erratic than Brent's...

 

[Jan]

An album i am currently enjoying is the hello forever album. a little reminiscent of dirty projectors but really fun

 

[Jan]

This came up today when I let spotify randomly shuffle through my collection , oi thought i'd drop that here

 

[Matt M]

Vague Tuns post, possible new album, merits a play!

 

[espendo]

Great stuff, @Matt M!

Must admit I haven't heard much of them before, I see one of the guys from Sloan there, which bodes very well indeed!

 

[espendo]

And keep those recommendations coming, folks! Guitar pop is good for any season, perhaps especially in this darkest of winters, in more ways than one...

 

[espendo]

@Matt M: that song was from their first album? Trying to source it but very expensive on Discogs and not many copies other places...

 

[espendo]

One of my absolute favorite songs:

 

[Matt M]

@Matt M: that song was from their first album? Trying to source it but very expensive on Discogs and not many copies other places...

Yep, first and only album as far as I know. That price on discogs is silly, median has only $16. That guy has other stuff totally overpriced too. I think I grabbed mine for $10 used somewhere.

 

[Matt M]

Keeping it going with some noodle-y guitar! Dick Diver has a great sound.

 

[jamieanderson1968]

Keeping it going with some noodle-y guitar! Dick Diver has a great sound.

Their record Melbourne, Florida from a few years ago was one of my first purchases from the VMP store. I can't remember if it was an exclusive or just a curated pick. Either way it is a great record

 

[Matt M]

Their record Melbourne, Florida from a few years ago was one of my first purchases from the VMP store. I can't remember if it was an exclusive or just a curated pick. Either way it is a great record

That's the one I have, it's outstanding. Need to give their other stuff some listens too.

 

[espendo]

Yep, first and only album as far as I know. That price on discogs is silly, median has only $16. That guy has other stuff totally overpriced too. I think I grabbed mine for $10 used somewhere.

I'll be on the lookout. Those scavengers on Discogs! I have paid good money for rare pressings, but there's a limit to everything....

 

[Jan]

The 10 Best Indie Pop Albums of 2020, PopMatters

I need to say it: Making a year-end list feels irrelevant right now, at the end of a traumatic, tumultuous year that seems like it'll never really end.

www.popmatters.com

 

[wokeupnew]

The 10 Best Indie Pop Albums of 2020, PopMatters

I need to say it: Making a year-end list feels irrelevant right now, at the end of a traumatic, tumultuous year that seems like it'll never really end.

www.popmatters.com

not even a mention of Yumi Zouma.... But it looks like these skew much more twee than pop.

 

[Matt M]

I'll be on the lookout. Those scavengers on Discogs! I have paid good money for rare pressings, but there's a limit to everything....

That's where I'm at with the Cotton Mather Kontiki album. It's the most coveted one for me.

 

[espendo]

The new Teenage Fanclub is a great one! Bodes well for the album, that was pushed back even more, now out on April 30th.

 

[Matt M]

New Tuns album announced too, with first single out. Check that one out!

 

[espendo]

New Tuns album announced too, with first single out. Check that one out!

Great, will check out!

 

[espendo]

Pretty great jangle indie pop from The Boys With The Perpetual Nervousness, a collab between Scotsman Andrew Taylor (Dropkick) and Spaniard Gonzalo Marcos.